WorldFloraDB - Monarda citriodora

Characteristics

A hairy herb. It grows for one or two years. It grows 60 cm high. The leaves are narrow and sword shaped. They can be 5 cm long. They have small teeth along the edge. They are mid green in colour. The flowers are in clusters forming a head. These can be 3-4 cm across. They are curved tubes. There can be several along a stem. The flowers are white or pink with purple spots.

Life form
Growth form	herb
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
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Mature width (meter)	0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter)	0.6
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It can tolerate frost. It can grow up to at least 2,000 m altitude in Texas. It suits hardiness zone 5.

More

Limestone barrens and slopes. Prairies, savannahs and roadsides in Texas.

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Usage

The lemon flavoured leaves can be used for flavouring. They are also used for tea.

Uses	essential oil material medicinal tea
Edible	leaves
Therapeutic use	Sore (unspecified)
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Cultivation

It can be grown from seed, cuttings or division. Plants should be spaced 20-25 cm apart.

Mode	cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	9 - 31
Germination temperacture (C°)	18 - 21
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